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doctrine collapse: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

believe collapse: accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"; credit with veracity; "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?"; follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too"; be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"

disaffection collapse: disloyalty to the government or to established authority; "the widespread disaffection of the troops"

dogma collapse: a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; "he believed all the Marxist dogma"; a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof

confession collapse: (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution; a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party; a document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century); a public declaration of your faith; an admission of misdeeds or faults

credible collapse: appearing to merit belief or acceptance; "a credible witness"; capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony"; "credible information"; a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate; "she was not the...credible fool he expected"

cult collapse: a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"; adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices

orthodoxy collapse: the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion); a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards

catechism collapse: an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers; a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views

allegiance collapse: the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)

staunchly collapse: in a staunch manner; "he staunchly defended his principles"

conviction collapse: (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"; an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

buy collapse: accept as true; "I can't buy this story"; obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"; acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"; be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train"

faithless collapse: having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor; "the faithless Benedict Arnold"; "a lying traitorous insurrectionist"

teaching collapse: the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"; a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"

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